Flatland

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This is not to say that Australia is without its hills and mountains. I could tell you first hand, as I spent a day and a half hiking in the Grampians national Park, quite a large area of wave shaped mountains covered in native bush (well, mostly a bit burned, there was a major fire here last year). But the thing is that this area seems to come out straight from the flat plains that seems to be almost everywhere. It's seems like someone designed this land with a computer but was a bit lazy. So he did raise some mountains, but mostly just left it flat. This gives the mountain an artificial feel, because they seem so unattached. Take Hall's gap, for instance. A classic valley between two mountain ranges. But the effect is somewhat ruined by the fact that beyond the mountain range you can see a flat endless plain. No reason going in the Gap, you can just go around!
But the sunset is very nice on the plains, and a new kind for me. And beside that, it's very much like home. Hot, dry, full of Eucalyptus and arid plants. Very different than New-Zealand with its wet forests and mountain ranges. I think I kind of like it here.

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Photos

The Grampians
From Reed Lookout

View from Mt Zero
So Arid